Khereke Hitharਖੇਰੇਕੇ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Khereke Hithar?

Khereke Hithar is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Khere Ke Hittar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034844, and it covers 299 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 275 people in Khereke Hithar: 143 men and 132 women, living in 64 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 299 hectares, the population density works out to about 92 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 124 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.6 per cent and women at 60.33 per cent. The census recorded 108 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 82 main workers, the largest group, 51, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 26 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khereke Hithar's land. Of the village's 299 hectares, 292 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (292 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 69 cultivators and 8 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khereke Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bilimar, Duleke Nathuwala, Sawaya Rai Hithar and Gatti Ajaib Singhwala.

What is the population of Khereke Hithar?

The population of Khereke Hithar was 275 at the 2011 census, living in 64 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Khereke Hithar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khereke Hithar has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.